The tone of the passage indicates that the author A) is starving to death
B)
has a health problem,
C)
is shipwrecked on an island.
D) chose to live in a deserted place.

answer; /// the above statement is (true);

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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